{"id":6762,"date":"2026-07-21T14:24:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=6762"},"modified":"2026-07-21T14:24:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:24:12","slug":"specific-reason-matt-damon-had-female-stunt-double-for-the-odyssey-giants-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/07\/21\/specific-reason-matt-damon-had-female-stunt-double-for-the-odyssey-giants-scene\/","title":{"rendered":"The specific reason Matt Damon had a female stunt double for key The Odyssey scene"},"content":{"rendered":"

A woman stood in for Matt Damon as Odysseus during the fight against the Laestrygonians in The Odyssey<\/a>, and there\u2019s a very specific reason why.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Christopher Nolan\u2019s<\/a> modern epic is based on Homer\u2019s 3,000-year-old epic, and so as expected, it\u2019s packed full of Ancient Greek mythology.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

After blinding the Cyclops Polyphemus<\/a> (the son of Poseidon, aka the god of the sea), Odysseus and his crew make it through an arduous journey on their boat before reaching the shore of Circe\u2019s home island, Aeaea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Here, they find a child whose haunting laugh soon turns to screams, which summon the land\u2019s terrifying tribe of man-eating giants (although the man-eating part is left out of Nolan\u2019s adaptation).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Given Nolan famously prefers to use practical filmmaking<\/a> over CGI and digital effects, these giants were brought to life with some smart tactics.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Matt Damon gives credit to female stunt double in Laestrygonians scene<\/h2>\n

For the Laestrygonians, the giant warriors were played by seven-foot-tall stunt performers. And just to boost the illusion further, Odysseus and his army were replaced by stunt doubles who were under five feet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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here you can see the height difference between the 7~ foot actors who played the Laestrygonians and the stunt actors who doubled for the crew of Odysseus in The Odyssey. photos posted by stunt actor Devyn Dalton https:\/\/t.co\/52LCOr679q<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/bT5ERbEVNO<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jeremiah Warren \u25e1\u0308 (@jeremiahjw) July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n